TOW #21- Oscar's Mistake

After the Oscar’s occurred, there was a lot of controversy due to the mess up for which movie won best picture. This cartoon from the New York Time Syndicate displays all of the confusion that occurred as the Oscar’s corrected their mistake of announcing La La Land as the winners instead of Moonlight. When La La Land was announced, the cast and crew who were at the venue at the time were very excited. They stood up and went on to the stage thrilled that their movie was being acknowledged for the best award at the Oscars. Unfortunately, the actual winners of this award was Moonlight, making this the biggest mistake that has occurred in the Oscars. This mistake reminds me of when Steve Harvey said the wrong name for Miss America. However, the reactions at the Oscars were very controlled as they were very calm and the cast and crew of La La Land showed their excitement for Moonlight. The man in the cartoon is the director of Moonlight and his face represents all of the people because they were all extremely confused about what had happened.

                The two rhetorical devices used in this cartoon are imagery and symbolism. They effectively used imagery to represent the two movies, Moonlight and La La Land. The two people are drawn as if they were in a relay race and the Oscar trophy is being passed. The man’s confusion is clearly displayed on his face and the exaggerated excited face is displayed on the woman’s face who most likely represents Emma Stone. The symbolism in this cartoon is shown by the moon in the sky which represents the movie Moonlight. This moon is towering over everything like it is the most important part of the piece. The woman is wearing a dress and in the same famous position of Emma Stone’s character in La La Land. During the Oscar’s, Emma Stone had just won best actress and she is handing the trophy off to Moonlight for best picture.

                I believe that the author proved their purpose because the author clearly displays the emotions people were feeling when Moonlight won the Oscar instead of La La Land. The author effectively shows the audience the reactions of the people and how the mistake made one movie surprised and one movie excited.